Michelle Quinn writes: It used to be that presidential hopefuls would hold up tech as the light guiding the nation toward its future while they hashed out the industry’s policy issues in debates and speeches. But this year, the focus has been on Donald and Hillary, Hillary and Donald.

However, Silicon Valley and the tech world have had their moments in this presidential campaign. Here are some of them.

Troy Wolverton writes about the proposed AT&T-Time Warner merger: When two giant companies merge to form an even larger company, it’s best to watch your pocket book. As much as such combinations may make sense to the executives who construct them, they’re rarely good news for consumers.

When Silicon Valley entrepreneur Vivek Ranadivé and his group of investors bought the local NBA franchise, the Sacramento Kings were a losing basketball team playing in an aging and deteriorating building. Now, the Kings are playing at Golden One Center, their new downtown arena, which Ranadivé and the team are touting as an architectural and technological marvel.

Call it Christmas creep: While many people may still be trying to nail down their trick-or-treating game plan, retailers in the Bay Area are way ahead: They’re pulling out the winter holiday decor and merchandise.

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